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Grantsville officials stepping up efforts to avoid another tragedy following fatal crash
Andrew Adams, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 28 - 8:10 a.m. | Save Story
After a crash left a 12-year-old dirt bike rider dead, the mayor said he wanted to step up education and enforcement efforts in town in hopes of avoiding another tragedy.
Family remembers 12-year-old killed while riding dirt bike as a 'beautiful soul'
Andrew Adams, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 23 - 4:05 p.m. | Save Story
A family remembers their 12-year-old boy who was killed while riding a dirt bike and colliding with a car in Grantsville. They said he was a "beautiful soul" whose life was cut far too short.
Jury finds Tooele man not guilty in sexual abuse case
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 22 - 12:38 p.m. | Save Story
A jury found a Tooele man not guilty of forcible sexual abuse in a trial last week. Two other charges regarding allegations from the same day from two girls had earlier been dismissed.
Celeste Maloy declared winner of 2nd Congressional District election, per AP
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Updated Nov. 21 - 9:26 p.m. | Save Story
Celeste Maloy was declared the winner of Tuesday's special election for Utah's 2nd Congressional District seat, defeating Kathleen Riebe, according to the Associated Press.
12-year-old boy riding dirt bike killed in Tooele County collision
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 20 - 9:33 p.m. | Save Story
A 12-year-old boy was killed in a crash Monday night in Tooele County when his dirt bike collided with a car.
Tooele man faces federal charge for alleged threats against Palestinian group
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 20 - 4:32 p.m. | Save Story
A Tooele man has been arrested on a federal complaint and accused of making several threatening phone calls to a Palestinian rights organization in Washington, D.C.
Tooele County discontinuing German, Russian, Chinese in Dual Language Immersion program
Allessandra Harris, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Nov. 18 - 6:58 p.m. | Save Story
Tooele County school officials are discontinuing several Dual Language Immersion programs next year, specifically removing the Russian, Chinese and German languages.
Vehicle fire in Tooele County kills 1
Kaigan Mears Bigler, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 16 - 7:12 p.m. | Save Story
One person was found dead in a truck fire in Tooele County early Thursday morning.
California doctor, daughter severely injured while stopping to help at Tooele County crash
Andrew Adams, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 14 - 8:06 a.m. | Save Story
Family members say two loved ones are facing a long road to recovery after a chain-reaction crash in Tooele County left them severely injured.
Charter schools fight for school zone student safety measures
Dan Rascon, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 10 - 8:23 a.m. | Save Story
Several charter schools in Utah feel like they are being ignored when it comes to school safety. Some say they have been denied a "school zone" designation that would allow for flashing lights, slower speed signs, crosswalks and crossing guards.
Mom wants drivers to pay attention, slow down after SUV hits her, her son in crosswalk
Dan Rascon, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 8 - 8:20 a.m. | Save Story
A mother and her son recovering at their home from injuries after being hit by an SUV in Stansbury Park.
Newly released videos document runaway semitruck crashes in Tooele
Andrew Adams, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 7 - 7:40 a.m. | Save Story
Dash, body and surveillance cameras captured an apparent runaway semi as it crashed through cars at multiple intersections before plowing into a car dealership.
3 critically injured in separate crashes in Tooele County Monday
Ashley Imlay, KSL.com | Updated Nov. 6 - 9:57 p.m. | Save Story
Three people were critically injured Monday afternoon in Tooele County in separate crashes involving semitrucks, troopers said.
11 people injured, 33 vehicles damaged, auto mall ignited in Tooele after semitruck loses brakes
Ashley Imlay, KSL.com and Lauren Steinbrecher, KSL-TV | Updated Nov. 3 - 10:37 p.m. | Save Story
The Tooele Auto Mall caught fire and 11 people were injured after a semitruck crashed into several vehicles and the auto mall building on Friday.
Impaired driver hit, killed man on the shoulder of I-80, charges say
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Updated Oct. 24 - 5:55 p.m. | Save Story
A Brigham City man was charged Monday with being impaired when he hit and killed a man on the shoulder of I-80 in Tooele County over the weekend.
As Utah nears 200th fatal crash of 2023, UHP urges extra caution ahead of Halloween
Lauren Steinbrecher, KSL-TV | Posted Oct. 23 - 10:05 a.m. | Save Story
The Utah Highway Patrol is making plans for what's expected to be a particularly dangerous weekend on the roads. The state is nearing its 200th fatal crash of the year ahead of Halloween.
1 dead after being struck while on the side of I-80 in Tooele County
Ashley Fredde, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 21 - 10:42 a.m. | Save Story
One person is dead after being struck by a vehicle while pulled over on the right shoulder of I-80 in Tooele County.
Tooele bull rider lucky to be alive after fall
Karah Brackin, KSL-TV | Posted Oct. 20 - 10:20 p.m. | Save Story
A cowboy from Tooele is lucky to be alive after riding a bull Saturday when things went south.
Get Gephardt: Utah man says he paid thousands for new doors that were installed wrong
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL-TV | Posted Oct. 20 - 4:33 p.m. | Save Story
When you're paying thousands of dollars for new doors to your home, you'd expect them to work right. But when the company refuses to fix the work, a Vernon man called Get Gephardt.
Tooele officers take armed man into custody without using deadly force
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Updated Oct. 11 - 10:11 a.m. | Save Story
Tooele police say well-trained officers were able to arrest a man without using deadly force, even though he appeared to have a gun and a pipe bomb and was threatening to shoot police.
UDOT wants public comment on lane extension to Midvalley Highway in Tooele County
Katija Stjepovic, KSL-TV | Posted Sept. 29 - 11:33 a.m. | Save Story
The Utah Department of Transportation is holding meetings for community members to learn more about a possible extension to the existing Midvalley Highway.
Tooele area residents want city to look at mosquito abatement
Lauren Steinbrecher, KSL-TV | Posted Sept. 29 - 8:49 a.m. | Save Story
Tooele Valley neighbors say they're fed up with a mosquito problem, and they can't get any relief.
Tooele parents charged with abuse after doctor says 3 children suffered 'grave' neglect
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 26 - 11:36 a.m. | Save Story
Three Tooele children were taken into state custody after police say they found them living without water and electricity and with feces all around their home. The parents face criminal charges.
Utah desert was landing site for historic NASA asteroid sample mission landing
Gabrielle Shiozawa, KSL.com | Updated Sept. 24 - 3:37 p.m. | Save Story
NASA successfully completed the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid as they recovered the OSIRIS-REx sample capsule that landed Sunday at the Utah Test and Training Range.
Driver in wrong-way freeway crash with trooper arrested again for driving wrong way, UHP says
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 22 - 10:04 a.m. | Save Story
A Utah man who was hit nearly head-on by a trooper in April to prevent him from going the wrong way was arrested Thursday for going the wrong way on a freeway again, UHP says.
1 killed in I-80 rollover crash in Tooele County, troopers say
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 22 - 7:25 a.m. | Save Story
One person was killed in a rollover crash on Interstate 80 in Tooele County late Thursday.
Woman hit, killed along Tooele highway
Wendy Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 17 - 11:05 p.m. | Save Story
A woman was hit and killed late Sunday along state Route 112 in Tooele County. The driver of the vehicle stayed on scene and was cooperating with police.
1 dead, 1 taken to hospital in Grantville crash
Ashley Fredde, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 13 - 7:39 p.m. | Save Story
An elderly woman is dead and another woman was taken to a hospital after a crash in Grantsville on Wednesday.
AP calls 2nd Congressional District GOP primary race for Celeste Maloy
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Updated Sept. 6 - 7:17 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's Republican primary was called in favor of Celeste Maloy, who increased her narrow Election Day lead on Wednesday.
Celeste Maloy edges ahead of Becky Edwards as 2nd District GOP primary is too close to call
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Updated Sept. 6 - 8:43 a.m. | Save Story
Follow live as results come in Tuesday night for the special Republican primary election to replace Rep. Chris Stewart in Utah's 2nd Congressional District.
Primary election: Aug. 25 is the last day to register to vote and receive a mail-in ballot
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Updated Aug. 25 - 8:58 a.m. | Save Story
The special primary election to replace outgoing Rep. Chris Stewart will be held Sept. 5. And, Aug. 25 is the last day to register and receive a mail ballot.
Semitruck driver arrested in fatal auto-pedestrian crash in West Wendover
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 21 - 1:47 p.m. | Save Story
A semitruck driver who allegedly hit a pedestrian in a crosswalk, dragged him and then left his body on an on-ramp before driving off, has been arrested.
Driver arrested after hitting officer while going the wrong way
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 17 - 8:49 a.m. | Save Story
A man was arrested early Thursday after police say he was traveling the wrong way on state Route 201 and hit a law enforcement vehicle.
Woman abandoned baby in stranger's driveway — 3rd similar Utah incident in a week, police say
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 16 - 12:30 p.m. | Save Story
A woman in southern Utah was arrested Tuesday after police say she left her 2-month-old daughter on a stranger's driveway — the third similar incident in Utah in less than a week.
Utah woman gives birth, disappears for 7 hours to do drugs, charges say
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 14 - 1:32 p.m. | Save Story
A woman was arrested over the weekend after police say she left Mountain West Medical Center in Tooele shortly after giving birth so she could do drugs.
Motorcyclist injured while attempting speed record at Salt Flats
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 9 - 7:03 p.m. | Save Story
A motorcyclist is injured after he lost control of his vehicle while attempting a speed record Wednesday at the Salt Flats during Bonneville Speed Week.
Woman in wheelchair calls man an 'angel' for rescuing her from a lake
Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV | Posted Aug. 9 - 10:53 a.m. | Save Story
A man is being praised for saving a wheelchair-bound woman who fell into a lake.
Flood cleanup continues in Tooele County area hit by wildfire last year
Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV | Posted Aug. 6 - 2:17 p.m. | Save Story
The recent storm has magnified concerns over clean water access for the city of Stockton.
West Valley man and 16-year-old arrested in July shootout in Tooele
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 4 - 1:07 p.m. | Save Story
A West Valley man was charged Friday with firing a gun causing serious injury during a July 16 shootout in Tooele. A 16-year-old boy has also been arrested for investigation of attempted murder.
Celebrating Utah Pacific Island Heritage Month
Sydnee Gonzalez, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 3 - 2:16 p.m. | Save Story
There's a lot to enjoy during Utah's 11th Pacific Island Heritage Month during August, from festivals and a luau to a skate night and art exhibit.
Salt Lake City sues Erda, homeowner over 80-foot flagpole near Tooele County airport
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 1 - 10:29 p.m. | Save Story
An 80-foot flagpole located near Tooele Valley Airport is not flying with Salt Lake City in the latest dispute between the city and a Tooele County landowner.
10 GOP debates planned for 2nd District election, but will all 3 participate?
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Updated Aug. 1 - 12:14 p.m. | Save Story
Two GOP congressional candidates will participate in debates in 10 different Utah counties. But Becky Edwards hasn't confirmed whether she will.
Former Utah police chief accused of defrauding the state
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted July 26 - 11:21 a.m. | Save Story
The former police chief of the town of Stockton, in Tooele County, is charged with three felonies accusing him of overbilling for overtime DUI shifts.
Salt Lake City begins to piece together plans for 'transformative' EPA funding
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted July 25 - 8:33 p.m. | Save Story
Federal environmental officials say Salt Lake and Tooele counties are on the verge of receiving "transformative" grant money that will help reduce pollution and address climate issues within both counties.
'Toad-mageddon': Hundreds of thousands of toads blanket Utah road
Andrew Adams, KSL-TV | Posted July 21 - 7:35 p.m. | Save Story
Hundreds of thousands of small toads were part of a mass migration across a country road in Stockton Wednesday, leaving witnesses and biologists stunned at the scale.
Family shares warning after 5-year-old badly burned near campfire
Shara Park, KSL-TV | Posted July 21 - 12:08 p.m. | Save Story
A 5-year-old Tooele County boy is recovering from second and third-degree burns after a campfire accident.
Hailstorm damages homes in Tooele County
Shelby Lofton and Eliza Pace, KSL-TV | Posted July 21 - 9:16 a.m. | Save Story
Major cleanup was going on in Tooele on Thursday following Wednesday night's big hailstorm.
NASA dropping 'scientific time capsule' from beginning of solar system into Utah desert
Gabrielle Shiozawa, KSL.com | Posted July 20 - 9:01 p.m. | Save Story
The most dangerous asteroid in the solar system is coming to Earth this fall — a piece of it, at least — and it will make its landing in the Utah desert.
Woman to serve 3 years of probation for helping her fiance cover up murder
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted July 15 - 8:27 p.m. | Save Story
A Pleasant Grove woman has been sentenced to three years of probation for helping her fiance cover up the murder of his son's mother.
Sen. Mitt Romney secures Utah-centric measures in defense spending bill
Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News | Posted July 15 - 7:18 a.m. | Save Story
The House voted Friday to pass a defense spending bill, authorizing over $875 million in spending over the next year. Meanwhile, the Senate has its own version of the bill, with a vote scheduled for next week.
Connecting strangers through a bit of color with 'rock snakes'
Brittany Tait, KSL-TV | Posted July 14 - 10:33 p.m. | Save Story
Snakes are popping up in residential neighborhoods from Tooele down to Draper, and they are turning heads for all the right reasons.
These 78 Utah cities, entities want to raise taxes this year
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted July 13 - 9:24 p.m. | Save Story
Seventy-eight cities and other entities throughout Utah have proposed tax hikes this year, according to data compiled by the Utah Taxpayers Association.
100-year sentence ordered for Utah teen who killed family seeking 'clean slate'
Gabrielle Shiozawa and Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Updated July 12 - 5:20 p.m. | Save Story
A Grantsville man who was 16 when he shot and killed his mother and three of his siblings in their home was sentenced Wednesday to at least 100 years in prison.
'Beyond repair': Feds approve $8.3M to fix Utah highway serving Goshute Reservation
Sydnee Gonzalez, KSL.com | Posted July 10 - 9:31 p.m. | Save Story
A project will improve 35 miles of a rural highway that connects the Confederated Tribes of Goshute Reservation with goods, services and schools in Utah and Nevada.
Tooele County pool closed for 2023 season due to unexpected repairs
Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV | Posted July 9 - 6:32 p.m. | Save Story
EnergySolutions Aquatic Center in Tooele County is closed for the season after planned repairs ended up being more costly than expected.
Country Fan Fest will bring thousands to Tooele County
Karah Brackin, KSL-TV | Posted July 8 - 10:28 p.m. | Save Story
Thousands of locals and out-of-towners will make their way to Tooele County July 26-29, for this year's Country Fan Fest featuring a variety of top country performers.
Noise, lights, crowds: Pickleball problems plague neighbors
Mike Headrick and Cindy St. Clair, KSL-TV | Posted July 7 - 6:29 p.m. | Save Story
Residents want them. Cities can't build them fast enough. But some folks living next to a pickleball court in Tooele County say it's a nightmare.
Salt Lake police arrest man suspected of killing man riding a scooter
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Updated July 7 - 7:58 a.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake police have arrested the man who they believe intentionally ran over another man whom he knew while that man was riding a scooter in Salt Lake City on Monday.
